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using the internet with Practical Money Skills for Life and personal financial planning
The internet makes it possible to access more information from your home or office than
you would from most libraries. You may use the internet for a variety of decision-making
and personal financial planning activities, including how to:

research current financial information;

locate programs to help calculate financial planning;

monitor current stock and investment values; and

ask questions of experts and others through help lines, bulletin board services, and
discussion forums.

useful websites
Some of the most useful web sites providing current information on various
personal finance topics include:

Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System

CNN Money

money.cnn.com

Center for Financial Well-Being

healthy.net/wellness/healthycash/center

FinanCenter

financenter.com

National Consumers League

nclnet.org

Quicken Website

quicken.com

Investing

businessweek.com/investor/index.html

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federalreserve.gov

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search suggestions
Most search engines operate differently and provide various features. Some search by topic areas;
others seek specific words. When conducting web searches, be precise with your language. For
example, use "mortgage rates" instead of "interest rates" to obtain information on the cost of
borrowing to buy a home. Use "resumes" instead of "career planning" for assistance on developing a
personal data sheet. Focus your search by using quotation marks around search phrases, or by using
the plus (+) or minus (-) sign between terms. Here are a few examples:

"consumer credit"
Will give you every document containing the words "consumer" or "credit."
This resulted in more than 9,000,000 web sites using an AltaVista search.

consumer+credit
Will provide documents containing both "consumer" and "credit."
This resulted in 28,300 web sites in an AltaVista search.

"consumer credit laws"

Will provide a more precise search of documents about consumer credit laws.
This resulted in 218 web sites in an AltaVista search.

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curriculum update
The curriculum materials for young children and children were coordinated by Dr. Suzanne B.
Badenhop. Dr. Badenhop received her PhD from Cornell University. She has more than 35 years
of experience working in family resource management. Dr. Badenhop is currently Professor and
Extension Specialist at the University of Kentucky. She has been published in numerous family
resource management and Extension publications. She has been a faculty member at the University
of Kentucky since 1984. Prior to that she was affiliated with the University of Georgia, Purdue
University and Oregon State University,

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